04 July 2008

Forum Posting

In response to Independence Day: Counting the Cost, Hercules Mulligan writes:


I too have been pondering the sacrifice our forefathers made for their stand on the words of the Declaration. It may be easy for us to eulogize their devotion and sacrifice, but it will be very difficult to realize exactly all that that truth entails.

Have you ever read the Narrative of Joseph Plum Martin? He was a soldier in the Continental Army (not the militia; General Washington's full-time Continentals) throughout the entire duration of the War -- from the Declaration to the Treaty of Paris. It is astounding. It is also sad that too many Americans are not familiar with this fabulous work, and not familiar with the sacrifice they made.How much we take for granted!

So many times we see pictures like "The Spirit of '76," and we think that the fervency of the Revolution, the spirit of liberty, self-reliance, virtue, and responsibility were just for those people back then. We think of ourselves as being more sophisticated and advanced, and that now we can afford to have the government do things for us, and we don't need to be as devoted to the cause of liberty today.We need to understand that liberty is not fought for and won at one time. Jefferson once said that "eternal vigilance is the cost of liberty." We need to continue to guard the liberty for which our forefathers shed their blood.

On days like these, there is no greater time to remember that. There is also no greater time to remember how much God has blessed us, so that we do not have to pay such a heavy price generation after generation to enjoy our freedom.

2 comments:

Hercules Mulligan said...

Hi Rob! I hope you and your family are well!

I have tagged you, and given you a little award here at my blog. I would be pleased if you dropped by, at your earliest convenience.

Best regards,
Hercules Mulligan

Hercules Mulligan said...

Hello Rob. It's been a long time! I haven't seen you around lately, so I hope that you and your family are well.

I started a fun little meme about a month ago, called "Founding Fathers' Quote Friday," and if you would have the time to post a quote from the Founding Fathers every Friday on your blog, and then share the link to your post on my "Mr. Linky" widget on my Friday posts, I would be absolutely delighted. Just make sure that the quotes you post are in the category of the theme of the month. For example, the theme of this month (September) is "liberty."

For your convenience, Blogger allows you to write posts ahead of time, and have them published automatically at a certain set time (say, Friday morning). I will let you know what the monthly theme will be every first Thursday of every month.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via my blog comments, or read the link above.